Chris Petersen steps down

[headhunter15]

Massive news out of Washington.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

Isnt his "child" in college

Maybe, I just always had heard he had a child that was pretty ill and that's why he never strayed far from Boise until Washington ( His dream job ) came open

 

[Boston Vol]

Well “re-charge” doesn’t sound like someone who is retiring.

 

[Hoosier_Vol]

Could you imagine Peterson with Lane as his OC/ Head recruiter

 

[butchna]

Something to consider with Urban and Stoops recently stepping down.

How much money these guys make and how grueling college football is. You can so much money now and end up retiring early.

Urban’s most recent “stepping down” wasn’t his choice.

 

[butchna]

Could you imagine Peterson with Lane as his OC/ Head recruiter

Days of Kiffin working for someone else are long gone.

 

[rjd970]

Pruitt should let him make his own hours, give him extra vacation, and bring him on as a low stress analyst.

 

[give_him 6]

Hope he waits for the Alabama job to open up.

 

[TNHopeful505]

Hope he waits for the Alabama job to open up.

Uh....Petersen would be one of the LAST people I would want to take the Alabama job. In my mind, he is one of the Top 5 coaches in the country.

 

[Dudleys87]

Isn’t one of our top recruits committed to Washington?

 

[butchna]

Uh....Petersen would be one of the LAST people I would want to take the Alabama job. In my mind, he is one of the Top 5 coaches in the country.

Not Saban level recruiter tho. I know I know...Bama recruits itself, but it doesn’t recruit itself better than Saban. All that aside, Peterson doesn’t covet this type of job imo.

 

[Roustabout]

Wasn't this discussed when we were looking for a coach? Isn't there a special clinic or something out there his family has to be close to?

Yes.

 

[Roustabout]

Could you imagine Peterson with Lane as his OC/ Head recruiter

Peterson doesn’t suffer fools

 

[A FEW GOOD MEN]

Says this is a good time to recharge! Nothing about retiring.

 

[give_him 6]

Uh....Petersen would be one of the LAST people I would want to take the Alabama job. In my mind, he is one of the Top 5 coaches in the country.

Yeah, agree - but don’t want us losing another coach to another school.

 

[VolNExile]

Yes.

Many years ago, his son had (?) cancer, or a rare disease. It was widely supposed - never announced or confirmed as fact - that Petersen would never take a job far from the clinic that was successfully treating his son.

That was ten-something years ago. His son is fine now and in college. There is no anchor, if ever there was, tying Petersen to the Wash State/Idaho area.

 

[UTwild82]

New Cowboys HC with Kellen Moore staying on as OC?

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Could you imagine Peterson with Lane as his OC/ Head recruiter

I don’t find those 2 people to be cut from the same sort of cloth .

 

[ReadCT]

Hey Pruitt: Pay him $35K to be a Vols consultant. Stat.

 

[BUBear]

Urban’s most recent “stepping down” wasn’t his choice.

Neither was Stoops.

 

[RDU VOL#14]

Hey Pruitt: Pay him $35K to be a Vols consultant. Stat.

How awesome would that be to have Chris Peterson just hanging out at the football complex spit balling ideas with Chaney and Tee? I’m sure Pruitt would probably not like it too much, but from an x’s and o’s perspective that would be great.

 

[tbones0711]

I know he has a son with health issues. I wouldn't be surprised if that didn't have something to do with it.

Pretty sure that's what it's all about. Then you have total burnout. CFB is simply too demanding after many years.

 

[butchna]

Neither was Stoops.

Disagree with you.

 

[BUBear]

Disagree with you.

Joe Mixon was the last straw. David Boren was forced out too.

 

[butchna]

Joe Mixon was the last straw. David Boren was forced out too.

If Mixon was the last straw, he would have never played. Stoops could have come back if he’d have wanted...he didn’t.